Improvement in sulky-plows



B. s. DANIEL.

Sulky Plow.

Nq. 215,268. Patented May 13, 1879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

EDWIN S. DANIEL, OF BUTLER, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN SULKY-PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No- 215,268, dated May 13,1879; application filed To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,E. S. DANIEL, of Butler, in the county of Bates and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulky-Plows; and Ido herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others are denoted by likeletters of reference.

This invention relates to sulky-plows; and it consists in certainimprovements in the same, which will be hereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, A represents the sulkyframe, which is composed of theouter bars. B B, and end pieces B B. O G represent longitudinal bars,which, with the outer bars, B B, form bearings for the crank-shafts D D,carrying the wheels E E. The shafts D' are provided with hand-levers F,by means of which the wheels maybe adjusted to hill-side work, and saidlevers are equipped with spring catches Gr, engaging perforatedsegmental plates H, secured upon the outer frame-bars B, thus retainingthe wheels in any desired position.

A lever, I, pivoted to an upright, J, upon one of the longitudinal bars0, is provided with a stud, i, working in a slot, 70, in theforwardly-projecting arm K of a shaft, L, journaled in bearings upon thelongitudinal bars 0 (J. Shaft L is also provided with arearwardly-extending arm M, located between the bars 0 (3.

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The beam N of the plow O is provided with a bearing, P, for acrank-shaft, Q, journaled in suitable bearings in two brackets, R R,depending downwardly from the bars 0 O. The front and rear ends of theplow-beam are connected by chains S S with the forward end piece of thesulky-frame and the end of arm M, respectively.

In operation the team is hitched directly to the plow-beam. By raisingthe lever I the plow is lifted out of the ground. The means herein shownfor attaching the plow to the sulky affords perfect control over themovements of the plow, while at the same time the stiff and. joltingmotion resulting from the rigid attachment now usually practiced istotally avoided.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States 1. The combination, with rock-shaftL, provided with a rearwardly-extending arm, M, and

forwardly-extending slotted arm K, and lever I, provided with a stud, 6,working in the slot 70 in arm K, of the plow-beam N and chains S S,substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the sulky-frame, having depending brackets orhangers R R, crank-shaft Q, and rock-shaft L, provided with arms M K andlever I, of the plow-beam N and chains S S, substantially as described,for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

ED WIN SMITH DANIEL.

Witnesses:

ALFRED DANIEL, JOHN H. DANIEL.

